The proud wind of Jiangnan| Donglin Academy (1430)
| Donglin Academy (1430). "The sound of wind, rain, and reading, every sound enters the ear, family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, everything is of concern", this couplet hanging in the academy has received widespread recognition from intellectuals and the public across the country.
Donglin Academy, located at No. 867 Jiefang East Road, Liangxi District, Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, also known as "Guishan Academy", was founded by Yang Shi in the first year of the Northern Song Dynasty's Zhenghe era, which is 1111, and was later abandoned; In the thirty-second year of Ming Wanli, that is, in 1604, Gu Xiancheng and others rebuilt the academy and lectured here, which was later ordered to be demolished by Wei Zhongxian; the academy was rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty and later changed to Donglin Primary School.
The Donglin Party was a bureaucratic political group dominated by Jiangnan scholars in the late Ming Dynasty, which lasted for nearly 40 years until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
In 1604, that is, in the thirty-second year of Wanli, Gu Xiancheng and others repaired the Donglin Academy where Yang Shi of the Song Dynasty lectured, and lectured with Gao Panlong, Qian Yiben and others.
At the time of Donglin's lectures, it was a time when social contradictions in the late Ming Dynasty were intensifying. Donglin scholars criticized the government and officials, they demanded honesty and public service, revitalized officialdom, opened up speech, eliminated accumulated abuses in the court and the field, and opposed the nobles' corruption and lawlessness. These criticisms of the current politics received widespread sympathy and support from society at the time, but also met with fierce opposition from eunuchs and their affiliated forces. The two sides developed and evolved into a fierce party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty due to differences in political views.
The opposition collectively referred to the scholars and officials who lectured at Donglin Academy or had relations with or supported and sympathized with the lectures as the "Donglin Party".
The current Donglin Academy is open to the public for free, covering an area of 13,000 square meters, with a building area of 2,800 square meters, including stone archways, Pan pool, Donglin Jing She, Lize Hall, Yiyong Hall, Yanju Temple, Daonan Ancestral Hall and other buildings.
The spirit of "reading, lecturing, and patriotism" advocated by Donglin Academy once aroused a nationwide response from scholars in the late Ming Dynasty, making the academy famous; the academy was the gathering place and source of the "Donglin Party" members in the late Ming Dynasty party struggle, and was the focus of national politics at the time, and also the main opinion center for discussing national affairs in the Jiangnan region.
Due to the profound cultural history of Donglin Academy, it has been announced by the State Council as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
The buildings of Donglin College include Shipaifang, Dianchi Lake, Donglin Jingshe, Lizetang, Yiyongtang, Yanju Temple, Daonanyu and so on. The most famous of them is the pair in the academy: "the sound of wind and rain reading sound into the ears, family affairs, state affairs and world affairs care about everything", this image of the academy atmosphere and learning attitude at that time
There is a college next to a busy city in Wuxi. It is worth everyone to come and punch in. The name of this college is called Donglin College. Anyone familiar with Ming history knows that there is a D very famous in the Ming Dynasty, that is Donglin D. This academy naturally has a close relationship with them. Although the neighborhood of the academy is already a high-rise building, there is still a smell of books in the academy. Here you can walk slowly along the grass, and you can find the atmosphere of reading in one room. You can also find the Hanfu Hall inside, rent a Hanfu that you like, and take pictures as much as you like. And I like to sit in a quiet daze by the small lake of Donglin College. There are a few pairs of ducks in the lake. It is very cute. It will follow the tourists to visit Donglin College. It is free. You don’t have to worry about the price of tickets. Just come here at the opening time of the scenic spot to visit quietly. Okay.
Wuxi Donglin Academy walks a ~ free of charge, the place is quite big, the garden landscape is elegantly arranged. What will Donglin Academy think of? Ming Dynasty? Wei Zhongxian? Or other answers ~ Look at the introduction of the Ming Dynasty Gu Xiancheng and others to rebuild the academy and lecture here, covering an area of 13,000 square meters, with a construction area of 2,800 square meters. There are Shi Paifang, Dianchi, Donglin Jingshe, Lizetang, Daonanyu, etc. It is worth a visit, cultural and creative products are novel, and there are rental Hanfu and book reading offices.
I have to say that the cultural heritage of Jiangnan is still very deep, came to Wuxi's first station, I came to Donglin College. When you mention Donglin, you will definitely think of the Donglin Party of the Ming Dynasty. Many people commented that the demise of the Ming Dynasty was in the Yi Party. In fact, the demise of the Ming Dynasty has a lot to do with the Donglin Party. Today's Donglin Academy is very quiet, there are not many tourists, although it is free to open, but there are not many tourists, which makes me somewhat surprised and regret that Donglin Academy has two exits, one is located on the main road, and the other is walking in the alley in the alley. It is the main entrance, and from the main entrance, gradually approached, perhaps the direction of the visit will be more right.
Donglin College covers an area of 13,000 square meters, with a construction area of 2,800 square meters.[4] There are Shipaifang, Dianchi, Donglin Jingshe, Lizetang, Yiyongtang, Yanju Temple, Daonanyu and other buildings. The spirit of "reading, lecture, patriotism" advocated by Donglin College attracted widespread response from scholars in the country at the end of the Ming Dynasty, making the college famous. The academy was the gathering place and source of the members of the "Donglin Party" in the party competition in the end of the Ming Dynasty, the focus of national politics, and the main public opinion center of the gathering place of humanities and discussion of state affairs in the south of the Yangtze River. The famous association hanging in Donglin College "the sound of wind and rain reading sound into the ears, family affairs and state affairs in the world care about everything" has been widely recognized by the people of the country.